Feudalism and the Battle of Hastings

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What is a fief?

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Land granted to a vassal for military service

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What is a serf?

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A peasant who cannot own property and must work a nobles land

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What is a knight?

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A lower noble who trains for war in tournaments and jousting.

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Under which system did landowning nobles govern and protect the people in return for services?

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Feudalism

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Medieval knights followed rules called the code of

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chivalry

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Which of the following BEST describes the life of a peasant?

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Filled with work year round, little money, and no chance for changing their social status

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What helped create a new middle class in medieval Europe?

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The rise of trade

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What led to the decline of feudalism?

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the growth of towns and cities

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an economic system (how the manor community runs)

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manorialism

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Why was the Battle of Hastings important?

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it led to the Norman Conquest of Englad